10 Biggest News Stories of the Month: Kia Telluride Triumphs as Nissan Versa Leads Cheap Charge
The Kia Telluride made a big splash at the 2025 Los Angeles Auto Show, when the redesigned-for-2027 three-row SUV debuted to the U.S. car-shopping public, impressing our editors as it improves on an already-good thing. The L.A. exhibition closed Sunday, but things are just getting started for the all-new Telluride, which begs the question: Does the redesign make the 2025 Telluride a lame-duck model just sort of biding its time until its successor arrives on dealer lots, or is it still worth considering? If those are questions you’d like to get answers to, you’ll definitely want to check out Cars.com reviewer Brian Normile’s comprehensive critique of the 2025 Telluride — one of the most popular articles on our countdown of most read stories of the past month — and decide for yourself.
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The Telluride carries over almost entirely from the previous model year, still propelled adequately and effortlessly enough by its lone powertrain setup, a 3.8-liter V-6 making 291 horsepower and 262 pounds-feet of torque, channeled through an eight-speed automatic transmission. The mid-size SUV remains impressive in ride comfort, cabin quality, occupant space and value-proposition pricing. Dragging it down, however, are past-their-prime tech features, as well as the X-Pro adventure trim’s rough, sloppy ride and insufficient off-road appurtenances. Our advice? Wait for the new-and-improved 2027 model to arrive and either snap one of those up or at least try to snag a discount on an outgoing model as dealers try to move ’em off lots to make space.
For our full take on the 2025 Kia Telluride, follow the link below to the No. 4 news story from November.
Or perhaps you’re not so much interested in splitting hairs over how well the off-road version of an SUV rides on the road as you are in simply scoring a sweet price on a point-A-to-point-B automotive appliance. In that case, another popular article in the past month has just what you need: a roundup of the cheapest new cars you can buy. Our list comprises specified trim levels of model-year 2025 subcompact and compact cars and crossovers ranging in price from $20,435 to $24,220 (all prices include a destination charge). In order of cheapest to least cheap, the 10 most modestly priced new cars you can buy right now are the Nissan Versa, Hyundai Venue, Chevrolet Trax, Kia Soul, Nissan Sentra, Nissan Kicks Play, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, Toyota Corolla and Volkswagen Jetta.
For full details on the cheapest new cars available — including specific trim levels, price, fuel-economy estimates, features and equipment — follow the link below to the No. 8 news story of the month.
Beyond all that, we’ve got headlines on the Rivian R2, Nissan Sentra, and Toyota Tacoma and 4Runner — so don’t stop reading till the digits double. Here are the 10 biggest news stories Cars.com readers couldn’t get enough of in the past month:
1. $45,000 Rivian R2 to Get Launch Edition, Bidirectional Charging
2. Solid-State Batteries Are Set to Be a Game Changer for EVs
3. What’s the Best New-Car Deal for Black Friday 2025?
4. 2025 Kia Telluride Review: Rougher Roads Ahead
5. 2025 Los Angeles Auto Show Best in Show: 2027 Kia Telluride
6. 2026 Nissan Sentra Review: Long Live the Sedan
7. A Chip Shortage Crisis Has Been Averted — for Now
8. Here Are the 10 Cheapest New Cars You Can Buy Right Now
9. How Much Is the 2026 Toyota Tacoma?
10. How Much Is the 2026 Toyota 4Runner?
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